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A comprehensive set of online training materials will be released on the Level(s) site in January 2022. Our eLearning course will provide a detailed overview of Level(s) and prepare you to start using it in your working environment.

For those already using Level(s), there will also be a Calculation and Assessment Tool (CAT), to make it easier to complete your sustainability performance assessments. Read the Lindblom interview with Manfred Fuchs of DG GROW (below), for more information about CAT.

Thank you to the 64 participants who joined the Level(s) webinar on 2 December to learn how the EU common language for sustainability performance can help to future-proof Europe’s buildings.

Thank you to more than 360 participants who joined the Level(s) virtual conference on 24 November to learn about the impact of Level(s), discover new tools and get started!

An online vote in the opening presentation revealed that 55 % of participants were new to Level(s), which is an excellent indicator that the common language for sustainable buildings is capturing the attention of the sector across Europe.

As our climate changes, concern is rising over how plant species will adapt in terms of their geographical distribution (or range). Research has identified conflicting patterns in species performance, especially at the outer edges of their ranges, casting doubt on our ability to accurately predict the impacts of climate change. A study assesses 27 European tree species to identify how populations’ performance can change at their range edges, and how this response differs between the ‘hot and dry versus the ‘cold and wet’ edges of each species.

Click below to watch our Forest Future Brief videos.

Pollinator Park is an interactive and educational virtual reality experience about the alarming decline of pollinators and the actions needed to reverse it.

Lisbon has set the ambition to become a "city of neighbourhoods", in which everyone can go about their daily life on foot or by bike, not taking more than fifteen minutes on most routine trips.

Galway, the 2017 European Green Leaf, has launched an exciting initiative. The Irish city has been recognised as a National Park City.

The Green City Accord has reached impressive highs in 2021 and demonstrated how necessary a movement like this is for cities aiming to improve the quality of life for their citizens.  

Lahti, the European Green Capital 2021, collected inspiring stories narrated by its own citizens and collected them on their website.

Tallinn impressed the international Jury with its systemic approach to green governance and interlinked strategic goals which reflect the ambitions of the European Green Deal.

On 9 September the European Green Capital 2021 Lahti (Finland) hosted the European Green Capital 2023 and European Green Leaf 2022 Awards Ceremony.

The wait is over, the quest to find the next European Green Capital 2024 and European Green Leaf 2023 is going to be opened on Wednesday 15 December 2021. All the information on how to apply are available on the EU Green Capital Award website.

The brochures of the European Green Leaf 2021 winners Gabrovo and Lappeenranta were published and are available for download on our website.

The 19th edition of the #EURegionsWeek ‘Together for Recovery’ took place virtually between 11 and14 October.

Ljubljana published its 5-year report ‘Ljubljana for you’. This dense document summarises all the activities that the 2016 Green Capital has undertaken after winning the Award.

Earlier today an email was published from Science for Environment Policy with an incorrect link. We are republishing the email below with the correct link to our Forest Future Brief. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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